Cleaning Industry news

• Conquering the obstacles of summer street cleaning

  06-07-2023 14:25 via chtmag.com
  
  With summer in full swing, local authorities are tackling the challenges of road sweeping during the warm and dry season. Paul Beddows, Sales Director at Dawsongroup emc, emphasises how the company’s electric fleet can contribute to maintaining cleanliness and safety in our towns and cities while minimising environmental impact.
  With rising temperatures and a lack of rain, local authority road sweeping teams face a number of challenges when it comes to keeping our towns and cities clean.
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• Councils to receive funding totalling more than £1.2 million to target chewing gum stains

  06-07-2023 13:35 via chtmag.com
  
  Fifty-six councils across the UK are to receive grants totalling more than £1.2 million to remove discarded chewing gum from our streets and prevent it from being littered again.
  Antrim and Newtownabbey, Cardiff, Glasgow, Ipswich, Liverpool, Sunderland and Wiltshire are among those to benefit from the second round of funding from the Chewing Gum Task Force.Launched in 2021, the Task Force was established by Defra and is administered by charity Keep Britain Tidy, with funding provided by g
  
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• Lexington Catering partners with The Gut Stuff

  06-07-2023 12:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Lexington Catering is the first caterer to partner with The Gut Stuff to create food choices that are good for the gut and to help educate customers on the importance of choosing food that positively supports their gut health.
  The Gut Stuff, a B Corp Certified company, was founded by twins Alana and Lisa Macfarlane with the aim of educating consumers about the importance of gut health and what action can be taken to promote positive gut health.
  Lexington Catering has developed the Gut Loving Kit
  
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• Study reveals the factors holding back office landlords from improving sustainability

  06-07-2023 11:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  In a new study of 250 commercial landlords with office buildings in the UK, half report major setbacks in improving energy efficiency across their portfolios, casting doubt over the sector’s short-term ability to meet net zero ambitions.
  The findings are the latest to be revealed from a new research partnership between infinitSpace, the creator of tech-enabled, white-label, flexible workspaces, and The Instant Group, a global marketplace for flexible workspace solutions.
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• City Group Security appoints CGO for the UK

  06-07-2023 10:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sarah Jane Cork has been appointed to the role of Chief Growth Officer at City Group Security to spearhead the company to become a market leader for security services across the UK.
  City Group Security is a privately owned business. Its Chief Executive officer, Simon Giles started his career as a chartered accountant, moving then into the FM world where he has held COO and CFO roles prior to joining City Group Security.
  Cork is an accomplished director with more than 25 years operating in p
  
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• Westgrove in Hairpin House technical services win

  06-07-2023 09:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Westgrove Group has won a technical services contract at Hairpin House in Birmingham, a build-to-rent development with 237 apartments.
  Under the terms of the agreement, Westgrove will provide mechanical, electrical and life safety maintenance and compliance inspections to ensure the smooth operation of the site.
  As the first of the ila’s (I Live Around) neighbourhoods to complete, Hairpin House aims to elevate the BTR market by creating people-first communities that celebrate from the
  
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• Small but powerful ASD option from Patol

  06-07-2023 09:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Industrial fire detection specialist Patol has reported an increase in the use of its ASD 531 aspirating smoke detection system as a cost-effective option for protecting smaller applications from the threat of fire.
  The ASD 531 is part of the highly sensitive range of ASD systems manufactured by Swiss company Securiton, a company that celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and for whom Patol is the partner in the UK. The detector is characterised by its quick commissioning, offering protectio
  
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